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2 1 Welcome and Introductions — BOCC Chair Barry Jacobs 2 3 Chair Jacobs welcomed everyone and said that Commissioner Dorosin sends his 4 regrets because he is unable to attend tonight. 5 Introductions were made. 6 7 1. Orange County Chief's Association Strategic Plan Update 8 Fire Chiefs' Chief's Association President Steve McCauley thanked the Board of County 9 Commissioners for this meeting and their working relationship. 10 11 A) Goals 12 Steve McCauley reviewed each of the following goals, as listed in the Orange County 13 Chief's Association Strategic Plan: 14 15 • GOAL I: Ensuring Viable and Reliable Voice and Data Communication 16 • GOAL II: Improving the 9-1-1 Telecommunications System and Center 17 • GOAL III: Encouraging the Adoption of Measureable Emergency Response System 18 Benchmarks and Reporting Norms 19 • GOAL IV: Setting Service Standard Goals for Volunteer Fire Departments 20 • GOAL V: Planning for a Countywide Training Facility 21 • GOAL VI: Preparing a Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Plan 22 • GOAL VII: Building Better Relationships with Key Stakeholders 23 • GOAL VIII: Fostering Increased Public Awareness 24 25 Steve McCauley said part of the objective for Goal I is to provide radio coverage with 26 building penetration throughout the County. He said there has been funding provided to create 27 additional channels to address this communications need. 28 He said a second objective for Goal I is to encourage the development of a mobile data 29 network. He said this would allow command to view the location of all units, as well as water 30 sources and other environmental factors. He said Pagetrack is the preferred choice for this 31 service, and he asked the Board for their support in implementing this. 32 He said one objective for Goal II is to work with Orange County to ensure deployment of 33 a state of the art 911 communications center that is able to dispatch calls in 90 seconds or less 34 90 percent of the time. 35 Steve McCauley said one objective for Goal IV is to ensure all Orange County residents 36 can receive the maximum fire protection and home owners' insurance savings by improving 37 individual department ISO ratings. He said there are several departments on the wait list for 38 ratings change. 39 He said one objective for Goal V is to provide a modern, centrally located training 40 facility for firefighters and emergency services personnel. He said the chiefs would like to ask 41 the County to set aside land for this. 42 He said the last six months have seen great improvements with the addition of Jim 43 Groves. He said relationships have improved, and there has been dramatic change in 44 emergency services. 45 Chair Jacobs said the Board appreciates hearing good things about the Fire Chiefs 46 Association's improved relationship with Emergency Services. 47 Commissioner McKee noted that last Tuesday the Board of County Commissioners 48 approved a position involving planning for emergency preparedness. He asked if this person 49 would be able to help with Goal VI.